MercedSun-Star: “Rains that have doused Merced in the past two days also are blanketing the area’s upper elevations in snow, making conditions treacherous for drivers, but good for skiers.
Merced received half an inch of rain from a storm that started late Sunday night and continued until the pre-dawn hours, then resumed late Monday morning.
The Badger Pass ski area in Yosemite National Park received 8 inches of new snow, and a park spokesman said the valley floor now has between 12 and 14 inches of powder.”